As Sea Dragon Douluo finished speaking, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling completed their Martial Soul Possession in an instant.
The three of them simultaneously activated their Seventh Soul Ring — the Martial Soul Avatar.
Emerald green light surged from Dugu Yan's body, and she vanished instantly, replaced by the Jade Phosphorous Dragon, which unfurled a pair of broad dragon wings.
Martial Soul Avatar: Jade Phosphorous Dragon.
The Sea Dragon Douluo also unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, his entire body covered in deep blue scales, and he vanished from sight, replaced by a deep blue Sea Dragon exuding a fierce aura.
Ye Lingling retreated as planned, her figure rising gracefully and landing steadily on the edge of the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar Platform.
The Nine Heart Begonia bloomed in her palm, its pink and white light enveloping the entire Sacred Pillar Altar.
The two, now transformed into Sea Dragon and Jade Phosphorous Dragon, clashed fiercely, their scales and claws clashing, producing a resounding clang of metal against metal.
Dragon Claw Dragon Claw, sparks Fire Star everywhere.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's Dragon Claw were powerful and heavy, while Dugu Yan 'Sea Dragon Douluo Dragon Claw were more agile, parrying each attack perfectly and deflecting it to the side.
Once they actually started fighting, a deep look of envy flashed in the eyes of the Sea Dragon Douluo.
He genuinely envied Dugu Yan for possessing Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
He was indeed the second strongest person on the entire Sea God Island after High Priest Bo Saixi, but even though his cultivation had reached Level 95, he still hadn't managed to obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Although his Soul Ring Configuration was the best combination of two yellow, two purple, and five black rings, it was still far inferior to Dugu Yan's blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
The Sea Dragon Douluo roared, a deep blue light emanating from its Dragon Claw, as it slammed its claws towards Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan dodged to the side, then swept her Dragon Tail across, striking the Sea Dragon Douluo's waist.
A muffled thud sounded, Sea Dragon Douluo swayed slightly, but quickly regained his balance and grabbed Dugu Yan's shoulder with a backhand claw.
Instead of retreating, Dugu Yan advanced, her Dragon Claw meeting the attack head-on. The two Dragon Claw collided in mid-air, producing a dull thud.
Lin Mo observed the two dragons already locked in combat with great interest.
In terms of cultivation, Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Avatar, the Jade Phosphorous Dragon, is smaller in both aura and size than the Sea Dragon Douluo's Sea Dragon True Form.
But it's only slightly inferior.
Although Sea Dragon Douluo has a significant advantage in Soul Power Level, he is far inferior to Dugu Yan, who possesses Soul Core, in terms of endurance.
Meanwhile, Charizard, who was also watching the match from the sidelines, looked rather uninterested.
It does love fighting, but nowadays, opponents of the Sea Dragon Douluo level can no longer put pressure on it.
In terms of pure strength, Sea Dragon Douluo is not even as good as the Evil Orca King. The Evil Orca King couldn't even last a few moves against the Charizard, let alone Sea Dragon Douluo.
Only after truly engaging in battle with Sea Dragon Douluo did Dugu Yan fully reveal her true strength.
Whether it was the poisons she possessed or her formidable hand-to-hand combat skills, which rivaled those of the Sea Dragon Douluo Sea Dragon Douluo, both were quite troublesome to him.
This also made Sea Dragon Douluo even more puzzled.
Under normal circumstances, for Martial Soul like theirs that are geared towards physical combat, the attributes attached to the Martial Soul can only play a supporting role.
Few Martial Soul possess the ability to excel in both hand-to-hand combat and the use of poison, like Dugu Yan's.
This shows that, in terms of the quality of Martial Soul alone, Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Dragon Martial Soul is superior to his Sea Dragon Martial Soul.
A deep blue light emanated from the Sea Dragon Douluo's Dragon Claw as he slammed one claw towards Dugu Yan's face.
Dugu Yan turned her head to dodge, and a green light surged on her Dragon Claw as she swung them back at the Sea Dragon Douluo's abdomen.
Sea Dragon Douluo barely managed to dodge, but Dugu Yan's Dragon Claw still left several shallow marks on his abdomen.
The emerald green toxin seeped into the wound, causing Sea Dragon Douluo to feel a slight Paralysis.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's Dragon Tail swept down suddenly, accompanied by a whistling sound as it cut through the air.
Dugu Yan flapped his dragon wings and soared into the air, avoiding the attack.
She looked down from her vantage point, her Dragon Claw claws gleaming with a vibrant green light, and suddenly slammed down on the top of the Sea Dragon Douluo's head.
Sea Dragon Douluo crossed his arms above his head and took the blow head-on.
boom!
The immense impact shattered the Plate beneath his feet, and his legs sank deep into the ground.
The Jade Phosphor attached to Dugu Yan's Dragon Claw seeped into the Sea Dragon Douluo's arm through the point of contact, causing his arms to begin to go numb.
Sea Dragon Douluo roared and pushed Dugu Yan away with a burst of strength.
He took two steps back, shook his numb arms, and his expression turned serious.
As time went on, Sea Dragon Douluo inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position due to his declining condition.
As his Soul Power was depleted, Sea Dragon Douluo's condition declined, but Dugu Yan, due to her possession of Soul Core, had a stronger ability to sustain combat than Sea Dragon Douluo.
Moreover, at Dugu Yan's request, Ye Lingling only used her healing abilities to provide support and did not use her poison healing ability to affect Sea Dragon Douluo's condition.
However, during the battle, Sea Dragon Douluo was inevitably affected by Dugu Yan Jade Phosphor poison, causing his condition to decline further.
Although the poison resistance of Titled Douluo is quite strong, Dugu Yan's poison is no longer what it used to be. Those with lower cultivation levels than her will die instantly upon contact, while those with higher cultivation levels must be on high alert to deal with it.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's chest heaved violently. He knew he had to finish the battle quickly, otherwise the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous the situation would become for him.
Dugu Yan quickly showed a trend of becoming more and more courageous in battle, and soon found an opportunity to seize a weakness in Sea Dragon Douluo.
His Eighth Soul Ring suddenly lit up. The Eighth Soul Ring was 100,000 years old, came with one of the Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Orca Demon of Capture.
Consecutive crimson ripples spread outwards from Dugu Yan as the center. By the time Hailong Douluo realized something was wrong, it was too late.
He was struck by the ripple and immediately fainted on the spot, unable to move.
The Jade Phosphor Orca Demon of Capture an active, first-strike control skill that forces a three-second stun.
In battles at the Titled Douluo level, three seconds is enough to accomplish a great deal.
The next moment, the red light flashed again.
This time, the red light burst forth from Dugu Yan's right leg, and a thin, cicada-wing-like Orca Demon Axe suddenly blasted out, slashing fiercely at Sea Dragon Douluo.
Blood-red mercilessly shattered his Sixth Soul Skill, which he had instinctively released for defense before falling into a daze.
His Sixth Soul Skill is not a purely defensive Soul Skill; however, the defensive effect attached to it is the strongest among all his Sixth Soul Skill Soul Skill.
However, this defense was easily torn apart like paper by the offensive Soul Skill attached to the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
When the full effects of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone or Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring are used for attack, its power is absolutely terrifying.
The Orca Demon Axe struck the Sea Dragon Douluo in the chest, splattering blood and leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.
After being blasted, Sea Dragon Douluo's body flew backward, drawing an arc in the air.
Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Yan flicked her Dragon Tail tail and chased after the Sea Dragon Douluo was flying backward.
The red light on the right leg shone again, but this time it wasn't a single patch of red light; instead, it was patches and patches of red light.
The Evil Orca King Right Leg Bone possesses its second Soul Skill: Orca Shattered Tooth Slash.
Countless red light blades shot out from Dugu Yan's right leg, pouring down on Sea Dragon Douluo like a torrential rain.
His body was covered with tiny wounds, each one oozing blood, staining his entire body crimson.
At this moment, the Sea Dragon Douluo, who had been hit by three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill in a row, finally recovered. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he activated his Eighth Soul Skill without hesitation.
Sea Dragon Break!
A thick, dark blue beam of light shot out from his palm, heading straight for Dugu Yan.
His only instantaneous Soul Skill was intended to temporarily force Dugu Yan back, giving him a chance to breathe.
The idea was wonderful, but reality was harsh.
Faced with the desperate counterattack of the Sea Dragon Douluo, Dugu Yan's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring lit up again, and the surrounding air instantly condensed into a mirror made entirely of crystal, blocking all of the Sea Dragon Douluo's attacks.
The mirror was partly formed from condensed air and partly transformed from the Sea Dragon Douluo's Eighth Soul Skill.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's attack struck the mirror surface, creating ripples, but it couldn't penetrate even an inch.
When the crystal mirror shattered, the Sea Dragon Douluo's Eighth Soul Skill, unleashed in a desperate situation, was completely ineffective and failed to achieve the desired result.
The second Soul Skill attached to the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring: Jade Phosphor Demon Mirror of Destruction.
It can condense everything around it into crystals, and then choose to use it for defense or to shatter what it encapsulates.
Dugu Yan is currently using the defensive effect of Mirror Annihilation, Mirror Transformation.
Seeing that even his Eighth Soul Skill had failed to buy him a chance to catch his breath, Sea Dragon immediately realized that something was wrong.
Just as he expected, Dugu Yan slightly raised her right arm, and this time a barely perceptible green light immediately appeared on her right arm.
The Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower Right Arm Bone possesses Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Light.
At the same time as the green light appeared, the first five Soul Ring on Dugu Yan's body also lit up, the already formed Jade Phosphor Five Poisons!
The power of the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons Jade Phosphor Light amplified by the Five Poisons is in no way inferior to the attack Soul Skill attached to the leg bone of the Evil Orca King by Dugu Yan.
The dazzling Jade Phosphor Light surged forth from the wound inflicted by the Orca Demon Axe, slamming into the chest of the Sea Dragon Douluo.
The emerald green light entered the body of the Sea Dragon Douluo, wreaking havoc within him.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's body trembled violently, his face turned pale instantly, his lips turned purple, and his whole body convulsed uncontrollably.
Having suffered repeated heavy blows Sea Dragon Douluo couldn't help but let out a miserable scream.
His body crashed heavily to the ground, creating a large crater and sending shards of rock flying everywhere.
After stubbornly persisting for a while, the Sea Dragon Douluo finally refused to admit defeat.
Continuing the fight was pointless. His condition had deteriorated significantly after being severely injured by Dugu Yan's several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, and he had lost any chance of winning.
Continuing to persist will only worsen your injuries.
Not to mention that he is currently quite severely poisoned, and if he persists for any longer, it might damage his very foundation.
Sea Dragon Douluo leaned against the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, panting heavily. Blood continued to seep from the wound on his chest, and the emerald green toxins spread outwards from the wound, making his face grow increasingly pale.
"I lost." Sea Dragon Douluo's voice was hoarse, tinged with a hint of resentment, but mostly with relief.
He deactivated his Martial Soul Avatar, reverted to human form, leaned back against the Sacred Pillar, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.
As the Sea Dragon Douluo conceded defeat, that familiar voice immediately echoed in the minds of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
" The Fifth Trial, the challenge of Titled Douluo, has been passed in all aspects."
With the approval of all Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo, you will be rewarded with a 10% Sea God Affinity.
The assessment is completed in six hours. If it takes less than one-third of the total time, the reward is tripled, Sea God Affinity increases by 30%.
Overall affinity is 60%.
In mid-air, the golden light cluster, which had completely lost the support of the golden light emitted by the Seven Sacred Pillars, transformed into a golden beam of light and descended from the sky, enveloping Dugu Yan's body.
A warm sensation came from all directions, flowing into my body like silk threads, seemingly subtly changing something.
Dugu Yan closed her eyes, feeling the warm power flowing through her body.
"Using both skill and intelligence, I helped my partners pass the assessment."
Passed the Fifth Trial the Top Level Eight Trials.
"Reward: All Soul Ring will be upgraded by 3,000 years, and Soul Power will be increased by one level." The same voice echoed in Ye Lingling's mind.
She raised her hand, Nine Heart Begonia appeared in her palm.
The seven Soul Ring surrounding the flower deepened in color. After receiving the three thousand years of Soul Power reward from this Fifth Trial, her first two Purple Soul Ring had turned into black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
The current color of the Soul Ring has reached a terrifying seven blacks!
However, when Dugu Yan heard clearly what the reward she would receive after passing the test, she was completely stunned.
The full 30% Sea God Affinity bonus means that the Sea God Affinity bonus from just the Fifth Trial is equal to that from the first four trials.
It's worth noting that she exceeded expectations in both her Third Trial and Fourth Trial, earning her a reward of 10% instead of the base 5%.
But the Fifth Trial gave her 30%, which made her hardly believe her ears.
Dugu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, and a bright smile appeared on her face.
She turned to look at Sea Dragon Douluo, stepped forward, raised her hand and placed it on his chest. Emerald green Soul Power surged from her palm, drawing out the toxins from his body.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's complexion gradually returned to normal, and the wound on his chest healed rapidly under Ye Lingling's healing light.
Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia emitted a soft pinkish-white light, which fell on the Sea Dragon Douluo and repaired his fine wounds one by one.
He leaned against the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, his gaze towards Dugu Yan filled with complex emotions.
"Thank you," Sea Dragon Douluo said in a hoarse voice.
Dugu Yan shook her head. "Senior is too kind. It was Senior who showed mercy."
Sea Dragon Douluo gave a wry smile and didn't reply.
He looked at the golden trident mark between Dugu Yan's eyebrows, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes.
"The successor chosen by the Lord Sea God is indeed extraordinary," he murmured.
After doing all this, Dugu Yan turned to look at Lin Mo.
" A-Mo, thirty percent Sea God Affinity, the Fifth Trial directly gave me thirty percent."
Lin Mo nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Congratulations, Sister Yanyan."
But at this point, Lin Mo curled his lip in disdain:
"That's a bit stingy. If we have to calculate it according to the rules, passing the test in less than six hours means that's only one-sixth of the total time, isn't it?"
If the reward is doubled based on the time taken to complete the level, then shouldn't the reward for the Fifth Trial be six times, or sixty percent?
Hearing Lin Mo's greedy words, Dugu Yan's lips twitched involuntarily. This man really dared to dream big.
She rolled her eyes at Lin Mo and said irritably, "I'm already very satisfied with thirty percent, how much more do you want?"
Lin Mo shrugged and didn't reply.
Dugu Yan withdrew her gaze, pondering to herself.
While the purpose of the Sea God Affinity is unclear, the difficulty of the assessment and the corresponding rewards upon completion suggest that it plays a crucial role in the path to inheriting the Sea God's legacy.
She was already very happy to receive 30 points for affinity directly from the Fifth Trial.
Moreover, she already had a vague guess in her heart that the reason why the reward for passing the Fifth Trial was only 30% instead of the 60% that Lin Mo mentioned was probably because 30% of the reward for a single test was the upper limit of the reward that could be obtained from a single test of the Sea God's Nine Trials.
All seven of them were in exceptionally good spirits after successfully passing the Fifth Trial.
Dugu Yan helped Sea Dragon Douluo remove the poison, and Ye Lingling healed his injuries. Then, the group left Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar together.
The group chatted and laughed as they headed back towards Seahorse City.
The sea breeze caressed my face, carrying a salty, damp scent.
As the sun sets, it dyes the sea a golden-red hue.
In the distance, Sea God Mountain, bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun, appeared exceptionally sacred.
Shui Yue'er, clinging to her sister's back, looked back at the receding Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar and muttered softly, "Finally, we passed them all. The Fifth Trial was really tough. Now only Lin Mo's Fifth Trial hasn't started yet..."
Huo Wu crossed her arms, a smile playing on her lips, "Not easy? I think Yanyan will have it easy."
Feng Xiaotian shook his head. "Easy? You go up and try. Those are seven Titled Douluo."
Huo Wu rolled her eyes at him. "I never said I could do it..."
Sitting atop the Charizard, Dugu Yan glanced back at them upon hearing this and smiled, "Once your cultivation reaches the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo level, you'll be able to do it too; it's just a matter of time..."
However, after they returned to their camp in Seahorse City, everyone could no longer contain their excitement and gathered around Dugu Yan.
They asked the question that had been on their minds: why was Dugu Yan's endurance so impressive?
Under normal circumstances, the higher the level of Soul Skill, the more Soul Power it requires, and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill is no exception.
Looking back at the previous seven battles, Dugu Yan completed seven high-intensity battles in just six hours. She did not deliberately control the consumption of Soul Power, but she never experienced excessive consumption of Soul Power.
Feng Xiaotian was the first to speak, his eyes full of admiration, " Yanyan, how did you do that? Seven battles in a row, and your Soul Power is still so abundant."
Huo Wu nodded, crossing her arms. "Exactly, I've seen you use Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill in every match, that thing takes a lot of energy. I would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago."
Shui Bing'er said softly, " Yanyan's Soul Power recovery speed is indeed far beyond that of ordinary people. This shouldn't be something that can be achieved simply through cultivation."
Shui Yue'er hugged Dugu Yan's arm, her eyes sparkling. " Sister Yanyan, do you have some secret? Tell me quickly!"
Zhu Zhuqing's clear, cool eyes also held a hint of...
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan subconsciously lowered her eyes to look at Lin Mo, Lin Mo nodded.
Lin Mo explained, "The reason why Sister Yanyan's endurance is so strong is because she condensed something I call Soul Core in advance."
" Soul Core, does that mean the Soul Power Core?" Shui Bing'er asked thoughtfully.
"That's one way to understand it." Lin Mo nodded. "It's a completely new and unconventional way of cultivating Soul Master."
Soul Master who possess Soul Core far surpass regular Soul Master in terms of cultivation speed, total Soul Power, and Soul Power recovery speed.
You've probably all seen that in Sister Yanyan before."
Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Dugu Yan's previous cultivation speed and her recovery speed without showing any fatigue after seven consecutive battles were enough to prove the power of the Soul Core.
"Sect Master, teach me!" Feng Xiaotian took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Lin Mo, and said solemnly.
To Feng Xiaotian's surprise, Lin Mo nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay."
However, he then shook his head. "I can teach you, but not now. It will be most appropriate to use this method to condense your Soul Core after you break through the eighth ring and reach the level of Level 89 Soul Douluo."
After condensing the Soul Core, your Soul Power cultivation will naturally break through to Level 90.
"If you condense Soul Core beforehand, you will need to condense a second Soul Core to break through to the Titled Douluo realm."
The difficulty of condensing Second Soul Core is more than ten times that of the First Soul Core. Condensing Soul Core ahead of time is not impossible, but if one lacks talent, it may block their path to becoming Titled Douluo.
Hearing Lin Mo's words, everyone broke out in a cold sweat.
The excitement in his heart was immediately doused with cold water. Soul Core are good, but if the price is not being able to break through to the Titled Douluo, then it's not worth it.
Feng Xiaotian let out a long breath, his tone complicated. "Then let's wait until Level 89."
Huo Wu nodded in agreement, deeply moved. "Exactly, I don't want to be stuck at Level 89 forever."
Shui Bing'er said softly, " Lin Mo said that in cultivation, the right way is to proceed steadily rather than hastily."
Shui Yue'er hugged Dugu Yan's arm and muttered softly, "Then I'll have to wait a long time."
Dugu Yan raised her hand and gently flicked her forehead. "What's the rush? Take your time. Haste makes waste."
Shui Yue'er stuck out her tongue but didn't reply.